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Summer Reading List 2015

Now that my favorite TV shows are on summer break it’s the perfect time for me to catch up on my reading. I’m not sure if I’ll get through my entire list because of the pull of sunshine, kids, and no homework, but it’s worth a try. So grab your iced cold lemonade or chilly […]

Filed Under: Reading List Tagged With: books, summer reading list

10 Universal Truths Of Parenting A Teenager

Most parents of typical toddlers are constantly challenged, mentally drained, and extremely exhausted. Not much changes when you’re raising a teenager.   Though unlike the “Terrible Two’s,” teenagers are extremely verbal and, while you will still hear the emphatic “NO,” are like well-versed little lawyers: ready, willing, and able to defend or plead their case. […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: advice, parenting, teenagers, teens

Life Lessons From Judge Judy

I recently had the opportunity to hear Judge Judy speak at a women’s event. I admit, I don’t watch The Judge Judy show which has been on air for 20 years, but I heard she is quite the character and a dynamic speaker, so I was eager to go. She did not disappoint. I left […]

Filed Under: Get Inspired, Midlife musings, Parenting

What To Do When Your Favorite TV Show Ends

My favorite TV show ended…hold me. I fall into a funk when my favorite shows go on hiatus. Yes, when that season ends I get down. Really down. Down like the time my BFF left the entire summer for sleep-a-way camp, and I was stuck in summer school doing Folk Dancing. It was a heck […]

Filed Under: Midlife musings, Parenting Tagged With: comedy, favorite tv shows, Modern Family, The Mindy Project, TV

Family Movie Night: Russell Madness Movie Review

From the makers of the beloved Air Bud movies (remember those adorable sports-playing Golden Retrievers?) and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is the newly released Russell Madness (PG). Russell Madness is a fun-filled family adventure that is both hilarious and heartwarming. It begins with Russell, a loveable and spirited Jack Russell Terrier, running away from […]

Filed Under: Recipes & Entertaining Tagged With: family movie night, kids, movies

It’s Okay To Age, Just Don’t Tell Anyone

I was at a dinner party recently, chatting up a small group of men and women, all of us around the same age, when someone made a joke about aging. My ears perked and I blurted that I had turned The Big 5-O. They were stunned. Sadly, not for the reason I had hoped. A […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise, Midlife musings Tagged With: aging

My Favorite Books I’ve Read This Month

Whether book lover or wordsmith, humorist or romantic, each book will delight, entertain, provoke, and inspire. Another thing they share?  They are all wonderful books for writers. Happy reading! The Big Book of Parenting Tweets-Featuring the Most Hilarious Parents on Twitter:  From the clever gals who created the blogs you love: Science of Parenthood and […]

Filed Under: Blogging & Writing, Reading List Tagged With: book review, books, love, reading, writing

Slow Starts, Guilty Pleasures, And One Word Resolutions

2015 began with a slower start than I had planned. Usually, I hurl myself into the new year with renewed vim and vigor and a To-Do List a mile long. My body and mind tingling from the excitement of a new beginning and probably too much caffeine. But I was sidelined… Unplugging from most of […]

Filed Under: Blogging & Writing, College & Empty Nest, Midlife musings, Parenting Tagged With: 2015, family, Nashville, New Year, siesta, social media, summer vacation, unplug, vacation

What My Father Taught Me About Winning

My father and I used to play silly games in the car on the way to school when I was little. “What number am I thinking?” he’d ask. And no matter what number I said, he’d exclaim, “You’re right!” And I would squeal with delight. Instinctively, I knew never to try this game with my […]

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Want To Find Love? Put Down Your Cell Phone

I was in a long line at Starbucks this morning, happily waiting to feed my coffee addiction, when I noticed almost everyone looking down at their smart phones. This reminded me of a conversation I had at dinner the other night with friends, about how hard it seems for many young singles to meet “someone.” […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Love, Midlife musings

I’m Done. Pooped. Kaput.

Today is Day #30, the last day of NaBloPmo (National Blog Post Month). Remember when I joined fellow bloggers in a blog challenge to write a new blog post every single day during November? Well, if you’re reading this post…I’m officially Done. Pooped. Kaput. (You can find all of my NaBloPoMo posts here.) There were […]

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